Bethel is located close to the center of Alaska. Bethel is part of Bethel County. Bethel has 43.18 square miles of land area and 5.52 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Bethel population is 6,295, which has grown 15.06% since 2000. The population growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 16.17% and is higher than the national average rate of 11.61%. Bethel median household income is $78,190 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 36.41% since 2000. The income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 39.28% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. Bethel median house value is $230,100 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 56.96% since 2000. The house value growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 70.80% and is higher than the national average rate of 46.91%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Bethel is worse than the state average in quality. The Bethel area code is 907.